How to Craft 51% Movement Speed Boots in POE 2
Movement speed is one of the most valuable stats in Path of Exile 2, and high-end boots with massive movement bonuses can sell for an enormous amount of POE 2 Currency. In this guide, we're breaking down a proven crafting strategy that allows you to reach up to 51% movement speed boots using sanctification rather than risky corruption. Not only is this method safer, but it also opens the door to far better overall stats and long-term profit.
Before diving into the crafting steps, it's worth mentioning that this approach works best if you already understand basic POE 2 crafting systems such as essences, omens, fracturing, and sanctifying. If you're comfortable with those mechanics, this method is surprisingly consistent.
Why Sanctifying Boots Is Better Than Corrupting
Many players still default to corrupting boots for an extra socket, but sanctifying is simply superior in most cases. Corruption offers only a small defensive gain, roughly 18% increased armor, evasion, or energy shield, while also carrying the risk of completely bricking the item.
Sanctification, on the other hand, can roll movement speed, resistances, armor, energy shield, and the effect of socketed items. Even when the movement speed rolls down, the boots often remain valuable enough to sell for hundreds of divines. When the rolls go up, however, the value skyrockets.
From extensive testing and sales, sanctified boots with solid stats regularly sell anywhere from 200 to 3,000+ divines, depending on base type and rolls. This makes sanctification one of the most reliable crafting strategies for generating POE 2 Currency.
Choosing the Right Boot Base
While this method works on almost any boot base, two-socket boots consistently sell the fastest and at the highest prices. Armor-based boots are particularly strong due to synergy with the "Armor Applies to Elemental Damage" modifier, but energy shield and hybrid bases are also excellent options.
Ideally, look for:
Item level 82+ boots
Two sockets
A clean base without fractured movement speed
Armor bases typically cost between 20–30 divines, making them accessible while still offering huge profit potential.
Initial Crafting Setup
The crafting process begins with a Perfect Orb of Transmutation. Your goal at this stage is to hit one of the following combinations:
T1 Armor or Movement Speed (Prefix)
Armor Applies to Elemental Damage (Suffix)
This combination is relatively common and usually takes only a few minutes to hit. Once you have it, you can proceed to the next step.
Locking in Value with Essences and Fracturing
After landing your core modifiers, apply a Perfect Essence of Opulence to secure a high-tier suffix. From here, you'll use omens to force desecration onto the prefix and then apply Fracturing Orbs.
The ideal fracture targets are: Armor Applies to Elemental Damage (Suffix), or High-tier Armor (Prefix)
Avoid fracturing movement speed. Sanctification cannot affect fractured modifiers, and locking movement speed too early removes your chance of hitting the 51% breakpoint later.
Once fractured, reveal additional modifiers using the Well of Souls, aiming for 35% movement speed or percentage-based armor increases.
Refining Prefixes and Suffixes
At this stage, the goal is to end with strong prefixes before finishing suffixes. If a roll doesn't meet your standards, don't hesitate to annul or chaos spam until you're satisfied.
A "good enough" prefix setup usually includes:
35% movement speed
T1 or T2 armor
Hybrid armor or percentage armor
Suffixes can then be finished with Perfect Exalted Orbs or Essence of Horror, depending on whether you want to add or replace modifiers. Always protect your prefixes with the appropriate omen when modifying suffixes.
Sanctification: Reaching 51% Movement Speed
Once the boots are complete, quality them and apply sanctification. To hit 51% movement speed, you need two key modifiers:
42%+ Increased Movement Speed
70% Increased Effect of Socketed Items
These two modifiers stack together to push movement speed to the coveted 51% threshold. The results are effectively a 50/50, some boots roll down, others roll up, but even weaker outcomes can still be sold for solid POE 2 Currency.
From testing multiple batches, roughly half the boots gained value through sanctification, while the rest still sold at a manageable loss or small profit.
Pricing and Profit Expectations
Pricing sanctified boots can be tricky since the market is still relatively unexplored. However, general pricing trends look like this:
36–40% movement speed boots: 300–700 divines
45–49% movement speed boots: 1,000–2,000 divines
50–51% movement speed boots: 3,000–5,000+ divines
Even bricked or low-roll sanctified boots can often sell for 200 divines, helping offset costs.
Final Thoughts
Sanctifying boots is one of the most underutilized crafting strategies in POE 2 right now. It offers massive upside, limited downside, and consistent opportunities to generate large amounts of POE 2 Currency. Compared to corruption, it's safer, more flexible, and significantly more profitable.
If more players understood the value of sanctified boots, the market would be far more competitive. Until then, this strategy remains one of the best-kept secrets for serious crafters.
Good luck with your crafts, and may your next sanctification roll be a 51%.
MMOexp POE 2 Team